Clearance Complications

Our paperwork cannot be sent to immigration yet.  Travis had to get clearance in Missouri as well as Alabama since he lived there when he was over the age of 18.  This clearance form has not made it back to Lifeline yet.  I'm extremely frustrated with this since it is putting us behind schedule.  Patience is not one of my attributes!

Forever Home

I was so excited to see that YunPing has been matched with a family!  I've been checking the waiting children's list to see who has been matched and she has found a forever home.  This was such a blessing to me since we had considered adopting her and have been praying for her.  She is such a precious child and I know that she will greatly bless a loving family.

Decisions

We must decide by Monday if we want to place a little girl on hold.  Her picture is so sweet and we have already prayed over her file.  My prayer now is for peace in our decision and that God would give us confidence that it's what He wants.

Home Study Is Finished!

Our home study is done!  We send our immigration paperwork to the adoption agency tomorrow and then they will send it to immigration.  I feel like we're making progress again.  Of course the next wait will be even longer than this one.  It can take 3-6 months for immigration to approve our application.  Let's pray it's closer to 3 months than six.

Tired of Waiting

For 3 months now, I haven't felt like the wait would be too bad.  All of a sudden it feels like next July will never arrive.  I can't imagine the families that are waiting for several years for a child, especially if they do not already have children.  The special needs wait time is much shorter, but it's still not quick enough.

Travis and I prayed and talked about Yunping and have decided that God is not leading us in that direction.  It was a really hard decision and was not made without many tears on my part, but I do believe it was the right decision.  I know God will lead us to our little Katie.

New Pictures!

Just received updated pictures of Yunping.  She is absolutely adorable!  God is teaching me a lesson in patience and in submission.  I have really been convicted that Travis must be the one to make the final decision on which child we choose.  So, I'm waiting and praying.  I know that God will give him the right answer concerning this little girl.  It's hard though because I've already fallen in love with her.

Waiting

Just waiting and praying.  If we listen, God will speak.  I'm usually so busy talking that I miss what He's trying to say.  I'm trying to work on that and depend on Him to make the decisions in this whole process.